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CINEMA III
Skaggs Center
846-6714
'The Name of the Rose"
Sean Connery plays a
Franciscan monk trying to solve
a series of murders at a
Benedictine monastery in 14th
century Italy. He has the
thankless task of trying to
reason with a group whose faith
is so strong that they are blind
to the real world. F. Murray
Abraham plays the leader of the
Inquisition who believes Satan
is responsible for the murders
and that anyone who doesn’t
go along with the Inquisition’s
verdict must be in league with
the devil. The film is a bit slow
in places, but poses great
questions about the role of the
church and the nature of faith.
Rated R.
"She's Got To Have It"
Tracy Camila Johnes and
Redmond Hicks in a film that
starts today. Rated R.
"Soul Man"
C. Thomas Howell and Rae
Dawn Chong in a comedy
about a white guy who
becomes black to get a minority
scholarship to Harvard Law
School. It seems as if the
director was afraid of making a
serious statement about racism
and tries to throw in a joke
when things start getting
uncomfortable for the viewer.
James Earl Jones is fantastic in
his role as the professor. Rated
PG-13.
SCHULMAN 6
2002 E. 29th
775-2463
"Children of a Lesser God"
William Hurt, Marlee Matlin and
Piper Laurie star in this filmed
version of Mark Medoff s play.
Hurt is teacher at a school for
the deaf. Matlin is a deaf
woman who works at the
school. They fall in love, but
have to overcome the barrier of
silence between them. Hurt
deserves an Oscar for his
performance in this superb film.
Rated R.
"Tough Guys"
Burt Lancaster and Kirk
Douglas are two criminals who
are released from prison after
30 years. They get tired of
trying to be ordinary senior
citizens and decide to steal the
same train they were sent up
the river for robbing 30 years
before. The actors are better
than the screenplay they are
stuck with. Rated PG.
"Stand By Me"
Director Rob Reiner’s version of
Stephen King’s novella “The
Body. ” This isn’t another horror
flick, but a warm look at
friendship, good times and
growing up. One of the best
screen adaptations of a King
novel. Rated R.
"Let's Get Harry"
Harry is being held hostage by
an evil country and our
government refuses to take
action so his friends go off to
rescue him. Mark Harmon,
Gary Busey, Robert Duvall and
Glenn Frey star in yet another
movie of the “Rambo” mold.
Rated R.
"Solarbabies"
Richard Jordan, Charles
Duming and Jami Gertz star in
this science fiction adventure
that starts today. Rated PG.
"Touch and Go"
Michael Keaton is a swinging
single hockey player who
befriends a young boy and ends
up falling in love with his
mother. Keaton give a good
performance but the story is too
trite and predictable for all but
the most sentimental. Rated R.
POST OAK III
Post Oak Mall
764-0616
"Nutcracker: The Motion
Picture"
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s
beautiful ballet comes to the
screen in yet another filmed
version. Rated G.
"Peggy Sue Got Married"
Kathleen Turner and Nicholas
Cage star in Francis Coppola’s
fantasy about a woman who
gets a chance to go back in time
to high school. This marvelous
film is not a “Back to the
Future” rip-off, but an
intelligent and touching story of
a woman reexamining her life.
Rated PG-13.
"Heartbreak Ridge"
Clint Eastwood directed,
produced and starred in this
film about a Marine sergeant
who leads a group of recruits
into Grenda. Rated PG-13.
"An American Tail"
See review page 5. Rated G.
PLAZA 3
226 Southwest Parkway
693-2457
"Crocodile Dundee"
Australian comedian Paul
Hogan is the famous trapper
Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee
who is brought back to America
by a reporter (Linda
Kozlowski). A bit predictable,
but lots of fun. Rated PG.
"Golden Child"
Eddie Murphy’s new film starts
today. Rated R.
"Three Amigos"
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and
Martin Short have to save a
town from Mexican bandits in
this film that starts today. Rated
PG.
MANOR EAST 3
Manor East Mall
823-8300
""Star Trek IV: The Voyage
Home"
The crew of the Enterprise,
William Shatner, Leonard
Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the
others, is back in the best film of
the series. Our heroes have to
go back to the 20th century,
capture some whales and take
them back to the 23rd century
to save the Earth from disaster.
This film captures the
excitement, humor and spirit of
the original television series.
Rated PG.
"Song of the South"
Walt Disney’s wonderful
animated classic of the Uncle
Remus tale is back. Each year
Disney re-releases one of its old
films so that the kids will have
something to do during the
Christmas vacation. Rated G.
"Firewalker"
Chuck Norris and Lou Gossett,
Jr. star in this cross between an
Indiana Jones adventure flick
and a Hope and Crosby
“Road” movie. Sometimes it’s
fun and funny but most of the
time it’s stupid and boring.
Rated R.